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Cardiac tamponade and heart failure secondary to ventriculo-pleural shunt malfunction: a rare presentation

We report an unusual case of a patient with a ventriculo-pleural shunt presenting with signs and symptoms of heart failure due to massive pericardial effusion. Imaging revealed the distal shunt catheter end within the middle mediastinum to have migrated from the pleural space. The patient underwent...

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Main Authors: Zaman, M, Akram, H, Haliasos, N, Bavetta, S
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2011
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3062379/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22715274
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.12.2009.2548
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